Associations to the word «Tamponade»

Wiktionary

TAMPONADE, noun. (medical) The use of a tampon.
TAMPONADE, noun. (medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
TAMPONADE, verb. (medical) To plug or stop with a tampon.

Dictionary definition

TAMPONADE, noun. Blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding).

Wise words

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